I recently read your column in the Chicago Tribune, and I’d like to share my experience of selling my home on my own. I had an appraiser come to my home. He was hired by the buyer’s mortgage company.

When Jill Langen decided to list her Clarkston, Michigan, home of 25 years for sale last month, she did it without the help of a real estate agent. Seven days later, she had an agreement signed with a ...

A skilled real estate agent can help you sell your home, likely more quickly and for more money than if you tried to do it on your own. On the other hand, most agents charge a commission based on the ...

When browsing homes for sale on Zillow or other real estate listing sites, you may encounter properties listed as "FSBO". Pronounced fizz-bow, this acronym stands for "For Sale By Owner." This is ...